"It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education" (Albert Einstein). Today, university classes are the furthest from the minds of the enrolled students themselves; their curiosity and thirst for knowledge is waning. There is more importance placed on interactions, parties, and other dorm life experiences than the degree needed for a successful career. In Rebekah Nathan's article, "Academically Speaking...", she explores the apathy students feel towards university classes and suggests that the current structure places too much emphasis on personal experience. This system gives students too much freedom by allowing them to decide what information is most relevant. Nathan expresses many valid concerns about the idea that lessons are not as important as they once were. He rightly fears that the decentralization of college's traditional learning ambitions will lead to a loss of class participation, preparation and, ultimately, matriculation. Nathan has performed many observational studies that have forced her to give voice to the disparity between the formal and informal areas of university life. The “college student worldview” (112) is composed of an intellectual side of the classroom that goes largely unnoticed alongside the juggernaut that living in an environment filled with thousands of young adults entails. Partying, dorm life, and other non-school aspects of life in unsupervised housing encompass both a student's time and mental capacity. He found that most of the conversations were about sports, the opposite sex and TV shows. They find comfort in the community suffrage of going to class and rarely discuss how difficult classes can be. This detracts from the intellectual side of college by turning the argument against cl...... middle of paper ......d uses its charm to engage the student. Students respond well when class discussion is open and formal. Too often, teachers plan their own lessons. Students respond well when class discussion is open and formal. Too often, teachers design their lessons with the mindset that they need to facilitate their work through PowerPoint presentations and long lectures with little interaction with students. There is something to be said about the accessibility of professors who are approachable; however, having a class discussion that works well creates a small, interactive community both inside and outside of the classroom. Ultimately, universities have the opportunity to shape the rather plastic minds of young adults; they must be willing to carefully review the way they educate their students and offer new and invigorating teaching techniques in their classrooms.